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Transit planners say two major Xcel Energy underground electric transmission lines will need to be moved to make way for the $3 billion Blue Line light-rail extension in Minneapolis’ North Loop ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Metro Transit is expanding its contract with a private security company to add two dozen "TRIP Agents" to its light rail trains with the aim of improving the safety of its riders.

As of Thursday morning, Metro Transit announced all bus and light rail services have resumed in downtown Minneapolis after unrest erupted Wednesday night. More updates are to follow, Metro Transit ...

Metro Transit is directing the agency's police officers to spend more time on light rail trains in a bid to address worries about public safety ahead of a hoped-for resurgence in ridership.

A Metro Transit route for the Blue Line light rail extension project hasn’t been finalized, but residents and businesses are concerned it could displace people in an economically vulnerable area.

Light rail and bus rapid transit services are leading the way, with Green Line ridership up 17% and BRT up 21% collectively. Average weekday ridership this year exceeds 143,500 passenger trips.

MINNEAPOLIS — If you ride the light rail downtown, be ready to board a bus for the next few days instead. Starting Wednesday at 10 p.m., Metro Transit is replacing the Blue Line and Green Line ...

The name isn't likely to leave riders' lips any time soon, but starting Friday the light-rail line that runs from downtown Minneapolis to the Mall of America won't be called the Hiawatha Line. The ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Metro Transit is in the process of switching over light-rail train seats from cloth to plastic, according to a post on its Twitter account. All of the cloth seats on six Green Line ...

The system under which the Hiawatha light-rail line and future rapid-transit lines will operate will be known as "Metro" when the Central Corridor line begins service in 2014.